Monday, October 5, 2009

Son dies at father's house during weekend visitation (Batavia, New York)

A 6-year-old boy dies at the house of his UNNAMED DAD while on weekend visitation. But not to worry, because it's not "suspicious" even though it's by "unknown causes." Yea, sure. Like normal, healthy 6-year-olds just drop dead all the time. One day they're fine, the next day they're "unresponsive." Talk about a news article that clarifies NOTHING. (By the way, why do you name the child but not the parents?)

http://rocnow.com/article/local-news/200991005003

Child’s death in Genesee County not suspicious
Victoria E. Freile – Staff writer
Local News – October 5, 2009 - 10:09am

Genesee County sheriff’s deputies today said they do not consider the weekend death of a 6-year-old boy to be suspicious.

Marcus Peters, 6, of Batavia died Saturday evening for unknown reasons, said Chief Deputy Jerry Brewster of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office. The child was taken to United Memorial Medical Center by ambulance after he was found unresponsive at his father’s house in Le Roy, Genesee County, about 5 p.m., Brewster said. Marcus died at the hospital Saturday evening.

Brewster said the boy was visiting his father for the weekend. Marcus lived with his mother in the city of Batavia, deputies said.

“The child was acting normally on Saturday, before he was (found) unresponsive,” Brewster said.

An autopsy was completed yesterday, though a cause of death was not determined, he said. Brewster said deputies do not consider the child’s death to be “foul play.”

Marcus, a first-grader at Jackson Elementary School in the Batavia City School District, said Superintendent Margaret Puzio. Marcus was in school and appeared healthy on Friday, she said.

Marcus’s sister Madison is a kindergartner at the school, said Shawn Clark, principal at Jackson Elementary.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to their family during this difficult time,” he said in a printed statement.

Clark alerted the parents of Marcus’ classmates of the news over the weekend. He said grief counselors are on hand at the school today, assist students and staff.